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through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690-2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

(http://www.aphis.usda.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Shirley A. Wager-Page, Chief, Pest 

Permitting Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1237; (301) 734-8453. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing 

to issue permits for the release of an 

insect, Laricobius osakensis, into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of hemlock woolly adelgid 

(HWA) infestations. 

HWA, an introduced insect pest 

destructive to forest and ornamental 

hemlock trees, was first discovered in 

Virginia in 1951. HWA now infests 18 

States due to the movements of infested 

nursery plants as well as non-human 

modes of dispersal that include birds, 

deer, and wind. HWA feeds at the bases 

of hemlock needles, causing them to dry 

out and resulting in needle loss. This 

prevents trees from producing new buds 

for the next year’s growth, and leads to 

branch dieback and, often, the eventual 

death of the tree. HWA infestation is 

fatal to eastern hemlocks of all ages, 

regardless of health prior to infestation, 

with tree mortality occurring between 

four and ten or more years after 

infestation, depending on 

environmental conditions. 

Existing HWA management options 

include chemical control and 

silvicultural control, which, in this 

instance, would involve close 

management of trees on a site-by-site 

basis. However, these management 

measures can be expensive, temporary, 

or have non-target impacts. Thus, a 

permit application has been submitted 

to APHIS for the purpose of releasing an 

insect, L. osakensis, into the continental 

United States for use as a biological 

control agent to reduce the severity of 

HWA infestations. 

APHIS’ review and analysis of the 

proposed action are documented in 

detail in an environmental assessment 

(EA) titled ‘‘Proposed Field Release of 

Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: 

Derodontidae), a Predatory Beetle for 

Biological Control of Hemlock Woolly 

Adelgid (Adelges tsugae), in the 

Continental United States’’ (December 

2009). We are making the EA available 

to the public for review and comment. 

We will consider all comments that we 

receive on or before the date listed 

under the heading DATES at the 

beginning of this notice. 

The EA may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may request paper copies of the EA 

by calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the 

EA when requesting copies. 

The EA has been prepared in 

accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day 

of May 2010. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12024 Filed 5–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS-2010-0028] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment for a Biological Control 

Agent for Asian Citrus Psyllid 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that the Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service has prepared an 

environmental assessment relative to 

the control of Asian citrus psyllid 

(Diaphorina citri Kuwayama). The 

environmental assessment considers the 

effects of, and alternatives to, the release 

of an insect, Tamarixia radiata, into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of Asian citrus psyllid 

infestations. We are making the 

environmental assessment available to 

the public for review and comment. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before June 21, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

∑Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

(http://www.regulations.gov/ 

fdmspublic/component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0028) to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

∑Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0028, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS2010-0028. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on the 

environmental assessment in our 

reading room. The reading room is 

located in room 1141 of the USDA 

South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690-2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

(http://www.aphis.usda.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Shirley A. Wager-Page, Chief, Pest 

Permitting Branch, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 

20737-1237; (301) 734-8453. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing 

to issue permits for the release of an 

insect, Tamarixia radiata, into the 

continental United States for use as a 

biological control agent to reduce the 

severity of Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) 

infestations. 

ACP, a serious pest of citrus, was first 

discovered in Florida in 1998. By 2001 

it had spread to 31 counties within the 

State, primarily due to the movements 

of infested nursery plants. In that year 

ACP was also accidentally introduced 

into Puerto Rico and Texas. It was 

subsequently discovered in Hawaii in 

2006, Guam in 2007, in Alabama, 

Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South 

Carolina, and California in 2008, in 

portions of one county in Arizona in 

2009, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 

2010. 


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ACP is of particular concern since it 

is a carrier of Huanglongbing disease 

(citrus greening), which is considered to 

be one of the most serious citrus 

diseases in the world. Citrus greening is 

a bacterial disease that attacks the 

vascular system of its host plant, 

causing yellow shoots, blotchy mottling 

and chlorosis, reduced foliage, and tip 

dieback. Citrus greening greatly reduces 

production, destroys the economic 

value of citrus fruit, and can kill trees. 

Once infected, there is no cure for a tree 

with citrus greening. In areas of the 

world where citrus greening is 

established, citrus trees decline and die 

within a few years and may never 

produce usable fruit. 

In addition to transmitting citrus 

greening, ACP can cause economic 

damage to citrus in groves and nurseries 

by direct feeding. Both adults and 

nymphs feed on young foliage, 

depleting the sap and causing galling or 

curling of leaves. Large populations of 

ACP feeding on a citrus shoot can kill 

the growing tip. 

Alternative ACP management options 

include chemical control and the release 

of an alternative biological control 

agent, an encyrtid wasp, 

(Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis). 

However, these management measures 

can be expensive, temporary, or have 

non-target impacts. Thus, a permit 

application has been submitted to 

APHIS for the purpose of releasing an 

insect, T. radiata, into the continental 

United States for use as a biological 

control agent to reduce the severity of 

ACP infestations. 

APHIS’ review and analysis of the 

proposed action are documented in 

detail in an environmental assessment 

(EA) titled ‘‘Proposed Release of a 

Parasitoid (Tamarixia radiate 

Waterston) for the Biological Control of 

Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri 

Kuwayama) in the Continental United 

States’’ (November 2009). We are making 

the EA available to the public for review 

and comment. We will consider all 

comments that we receive on or before 

the date listed under the heading DATES

at the beginning of this notice. 

The EA may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

You may request paper copies of the EA 

by calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the 

EA when requesting copies. 

The EA has been prepared in 

accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day 

of May 2010. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12026 Filed 5–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–S 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Eleven Point Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Eleven Point Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Winona, Missouri. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L. 110–343) 

and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the meeting is to initiate review of 

proposed forest management projects so 

that recommendations may be made to 

the Forest Service on which should be 

funded through Title II of the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community Self 

Determination Act of 2000, as amended 

in 2008. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, June 17, 2010, 6:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Twin Pines Conservation Education 

Center located on U.S. Highway 60, Rt. 

1, Box 1998, Winona, MO. Written 

comments should be sent to David 

Whittekiend, Designated Federal 

Official, Mark Twain National Forest, 

401 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla, MO. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to dwhittekiend@fs.fed.us or via 

facsimile to 573–364–6844. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at Mark 

Twain National Forest Supervisors 

Office, 401 Fairgrounds Road, Rolla, 

MO. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead to 573–341–7404 to facilitate 

entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Hall, Eleven Point Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, Mark 

Twain National Forest, 573–341–7404. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

This being the first meeting of this 

newly chartered Resource Advisory 

Committee, much of the meeting will 

focus on the responsibilities of the 

committee. Discussion of operating 

guidelines the committee may adopt for 

conducting business will be on the 

agenda. Potential projects will also be 

discussed. Persons who wish to bring 

related matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with David Whittekiend (address above) 

before or after the meeting. 

Dated: May 14, 2010. 

David Whittekiend, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12087 Filed 5–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, May 28, 2010; 

11:30 a.m. EDT. 

PLACE: Via Teleconference, Public Dial 

In: 1–800–597–7623, Conference ID # 

76198308. 

Meeting Agenda 

This meeting is open to the public, 

except where noted otherwise. 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. State Advisory Committee Issues 

• Colorado SAC 

• Oregon SAC 

• Consideration of Additional 

Nominee to the New Jersey SAC 

III. Program Planning 

• Approval of Briefing Report on 

Health Care Disparities 

• Approval of Findings & 

Recommendations on Educational 

Effectiveness of Historically Black 

Colleges & Universities Briefing Report 

• Approval of 2011 Business Meeting 

Calendar 

• Update on Status of NBPP 

Enforcement Report—Some of the 

discussion of this agenda item may be 

held in closed session. 

• Update on Status of Title IX 

Project—Some of the discussion of this 


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